Chavis v. Watkins

Brailsford, Justice:

This workmen’s compensation case presents the single issue of whether the claimant, Earl Chavis, was an employee of Watkins Construction Company, a sole proprietorship of John.T.' Watkins, at the time Chavis was injured. The Industrial Commission, reversing its hearing commissioner, concluded that Chavis was an employee. The circuit court affirmed. Since the issue is jurisdictional, the Commission’s conclusion is subject to judicial review even though supported by evidence. Marlow v. E. L. Jones & Son, Inc., 248 S. C. 568, 151 S. E. (2d) 747 (1966). The burden rests on the…